MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
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02813cam a2200361 i 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20240604110040.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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220518s2021 sa eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
| International Standard Book Number |
9780190747787 (paperback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
| International Standard Book Number |
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| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
| System control number |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
3228 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
| Classification number |
658.0072 RESE |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
| Title |
Research methodology : |
| Remainder of title |
business and management contexts / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
editors, Alan Bryman, Emma Bell, Philip Hirschsohn ; contributors, Andeline dos Santos [and six others]. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
| Edition statement |
2nd edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Goodwood, Cape Town, South Africa : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Oxford University Press Southern Africa (Pty) Limited, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2021. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
| Extent |
xxx, 498 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
| Content type term |
text |
| Content type code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent. |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
| Media type term |
unmediated |
| Media type code |
n |
| Source |
rdamedia. |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
| Carrier type term |
volume |
| Carrier type code |
nc |
| Source |
rdacarrier. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
| General note |
First edition published, 2014. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
| Formatted contents note |
Part 1. Introduction. The nature and process of business research -- Approaches to business research: key philosophical issues and differences -- The nature of quantitative and qualitative research -- Mixed methods research: breaking the divide between quantitative and qualitative approaches-- Part 2. Main steps in research. Project planning: research designs -- Getting started: Becoming familiar with the literature -- Formulating a research proposal: choosing a topic, reviewing the literature and developing research questions -- Ethics in business research -- Writing up research-- Part 3. Data gathering methods. Sampling -- Surveys and questionnaires -- Interviews and focus groups -- Ethnography, action research and observation -- Secondary data collection and content analysis-- Part 4. Data analysis methods. Qualitative data analysis -- Quantitative data analysis -- Appendix A. Grammar and language style -- Appendix B. Recycling in enclosed residential developments. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
| Summary, etc. |
"Research Methodology: Business and Management Contexts 2e provides students with a clear conceptual framework for conducting research in a step-by-step manner. While the textbook is pragmatic in its approach and acknowledges the South African context, it also equips students with different research traditions and methods. The textbook - based on a widely respected international title - follows a problem-solving approach, which is suitable to current global and local business environments."--Publisher's description. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Business |
| General subdivision |
Research |
| -- |
Methodology. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
186940 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Management |
| General subdivision |
Research |
| -- |
Methodology. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
186941 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
| Personal name |
Bryman, Alan, |
| Relator term |
editor. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
160438 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
| Personal name |
Bell, Emma, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1968- |
| Relator term |
editor. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
186987 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
| Personal name |
Hirschsohn, Philip, |
| Relator term |
editor, |
| -- |
contributor. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
186988 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
| Personal name |
Dos Santos, Andeline, |
| Relator term |
contributor. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
186989 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| item type |
Book |
| -- |
156 |
| -- |
Lettie Matukane |
| -- |
156 |
| -- |
Lettie Matukane |